If you're a fan of George Benson, who is coincidentally celebrating his
81st birthday today, then the new album from jazz guitarist Adam Hawley, "Unstoppable", should be right up your street.
The album contains eight instrumental tracks and two vocals. One of the
vocals may be familiar as it's a jazz version of The Gap Band's "Yearning For Your Love" featuring L. Young. The other is "Best Part" featuring his wife Kat Hawley who's second solo single
"Never Too Busy" in Jan was very well received. One of the eight instrumentals, "Absolute Love", features smooth jazz saxophonist Judah Sealy.
It's the Portland, OR, native Hawleys' sixth album since his first in
2016 for Maurice White's Kalimba. After receiving a Doctorate of Musical
Arts, Hawley moved to L.A. To date he has achieved 14 Billboard #1 hits on
the smooth jazz chart.
He has performed with many named artists including Jennifer Lopez,
Dave Koz, Kirk Whalum, Brian Culbertson, Gerald Albright, Natalie Cole,
Lalah Hathaway, The Manhattan Transfer and many others have featured on
his albums such as Jeff Lorber, Rick Braun, Najee, Euge Groove and Tracy
Carter to name but a few.
UPDATE: We've been asked who originally sang "Best Part" and had
completely forgotten that it was Canadian singer Daniel Caesar feat. H.E.R. in 2017 who received a Grammy for Best R&B Performance for it in 2019 (live video below).
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
Click icons below for further information or to connect with the
artist.
| Rating: | 8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Soul Jazz / Smooth Jazz |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | MBF Entertainment |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 22/03/2024 |
| Price: | £7.99 |
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